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The article details steps to be taken, obviously in pursuit of a diversity goal state, but the goal is never stated. What is the actual objective? To me, it s
by jacknews 9y ago
The article details steps to be taken, obviously in pursuit of a diversity goal state, but the goal is never stated.
What is the actual objective? To me, it should be a simple case of eradicating, or compensating for, bias. No more, no less.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoWhat do you mean by bias? This claim assumes that bias against certain cultures is necessary for growth, but why is bias always bad? For example, if I hire an experienced senior dev over a junior, that's biased against the younger worker because of their lack of experience. Yet I end up with a more productive workforce. How is that bad? How do we determine which kind of biases are bad and which are good?
- killjoywashere 9y agoYou want a lighter, more resilient bridge, you put the concrete under tension. You want a lighter, more resilient bicycle wheel, you put the spokes under tension. You want a lighter, more resilient company, adding a little tension to the teams because you know the company will have to weather diversity-related issues.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoIntentionally causing conflict and lowering the quality of life of your workers just so some diversity quota can be met seems kind of sociopathic to me. I really don't see how intentional conflict would benefit a company.
- killjoywashere 9y agoI'm pretty sure the US's better nature is to be a melting pot of the world. I'm sure if you've gotten this far, you can get along with other people and realize it is beneficial to all when you do.